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Pandemic coronavirus even has the most stoian individuals worried about their health these days. Since so many people are now at home and watch reports of new alarmists without stopping, almost everyone begins to have the impression of havingSymptoms of coronavirus. With seasonal cold, flu and allergies raising their ugly heads too, it's hard to knowIf your symptoms are standard seasonal diseases or the new coronavirus more dangerous. Now a new study published in theAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology reveals that almost half of COVID-19 patients first present a very different symptom: digestive problems, such as diarrhea.

The study of the Wuhan Medical Treatment Panel for Covid-19 examined 204 hospitalized patients in Wuhan and the wider Chinese province of Hubei. The conclusions showed that 48.5% of patients said that their "chief complaint" was digestive symptoms, including diarrhea, stomach ache, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and vomiting.

Among those with digestive symptoms, 84% experienced a loss of appetite, 29% had diarrhea, 0.8% experienced vomiting and 0.4% had abdominal pain.

Although respiratory problems are the most common symptoms associated with coronaviruses - including coughing and respiratory difficulties-3% of patients analyzed had digestive symptoms but no respiratory symptoms at all.

While theList of CDC symptoms Includes fever, coughing and shortness of breath, this new study suggests that stomach problems could be an early warning sign that was also suspicious.

"Clinicians should keep in mind that digestive symptoms, such as diarrhea, may constitute a feature of COVID-19," investigators with the Wuhan Medical Treatment Panel for Covid-19 wrote in their study. "Index suspicion can be raised earlier in these cases rather than waiting for respiratory symptoms to emerge."